Computers and Reasoning Through Talk in the Classroom.

Wegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil

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ERIC Number: EJ524571

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Publication Date: 1996

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Computers and Reasoning Through Talk in the Classroom.

Wegerif, Rupert; Mercer, Neil

Language and Education, v10 n1 p47-64 1996

Proposes an approach to teaching reasoning through classroom conversation that integrates group work around computers into curriculum-related activities. The article examines research on collaborative learning and describes a program in which the computer is used to direct children's explicit, joint reasoning in curriculum-related activities. (79 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Communication, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Software, Cooperative Learning, Elementary Education, Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Oral Language, Sociocultural Patterns, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills

Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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